New Holiday Traditions as a Blended Family
With the holidays right around the corner, what better time than to take a look at our new traditions as a blended family!? Maybe even explore ideas for possible new traditions? This is only our second year together as a … Continue reading New Holiday Traditions as a Blended Family
Don’t Drink in December Challenge
Happy December everyone!! So, as we all know, the holidays are a time where people usually wine it up, or break out the annual eggnog. I’ve also heard some people refer to this time of year as Tipsy Time. Thanksgiving … Continue reading Don’t Drink in December Challenge
Our Thanksgiving as a Blended Family
This year for Thanksgiving, it was really special. It has been a hard year, but I truly have so much to be thankful for. I have my family, my well being and my job to name a short few. My … Continue reading Our Thanksgiving as a Blended Family
The Balancing Act
Hi everyone!! How is everyone doing this lovely day? I hope well! I have a ton of things I want to share with you all, but can’t seem to find the time lately. You see, when I started this blog, … Continue reading The Balancing Act
A Mother’s Love Is Immortal, Even Though She Isn’t
Earlier this year my mom passed away. It was sudden, it was unexpected, and it was arguably one of the most painful things I have been through. I learned something very important though. One morning I woke up to a … Continue reading A Mother’s Love Is Immortal, Even Though She Isn’t
How We Keep Up With Chores In Our Blended & Busy Home
Hi everyone! If you have been following my posts, you know that I have a beautiful blended family. You can get the whole introduction to our family at Blended & Splendid: The Introduction. In that post I give a brief … Continue reading How We Keep Up With Chores In Our Blended & Busy Home
Victim Shaming & How I Move Past It
In some recent posts (Parental Support During My Time of Crisis & Why A Strong Support Group is Important) I have talked a lot about finding your support groups. I really can’t stress this enough, and how important it is. … Continue reading Victim Shaming & How I Move Past It
Blended & Splendid: The Introduction
Hi everyone!! If you have been following along with my posts then you know that my son and I moved to North Dakota almost 2 years ago now. If not, you can read all about The Big Move here. Since … Continue reading Blended & Splendid: The Introduction
Learning To Love After Abuse: It’s A Process
In this new journey of mine, my metanoia, I was so incredibly determined that I wasn’t going to get into another relationship for a very long time. I needed time to evaluate myself, my life, and FIND MYSELF again. I … Continue reading Learning To Love After Abuse: It’s A Process
Ten Things I Learned in the First Whole Year After Leaving Our Abuser
After getting out of an abusive relationship. I decided to make a huge move to a different state and start a whole new life. Just because I moved, and started a whole new life, I still had many memories of … Continue reading Ten Things I Learned in the First Whole Year After Leaving Our Abuser
Adjusting to The Big Move
So now we’re ALL THE WAY in North Dakota! As I mentioned in my last post, it is a HUGE adjustment. This place is TINY, with a population slightly over 6,000, compared to the Chicago Metro area’s 2.7 million person … Continue reading Adjusting to The Big Move
Why A Strong Support Group is Important
After a very dark night and the true colors of my boyfriend at the time really came out, I was left with a huge mess to clean. Physically and emotionally. After he was hauled off, and taken away I cried … Continue reading Why A Strong Support Group is Important
Things To Do When You’re Feeling Down
There are so many things in this world that can bring us down. But there’s so much more that can make us feel better!! It’s definitely a proven fact that we need some time for ourselves. There’s so many things … Continue reading Things To Do When You’re Feeling Down
Parental Support During My Time of Crisis
How do you even begin to recover from an abusive relationship? It is hard, like really hard. Especially when it’s so new. There is so much going on in your head with all sorts of feelings. The main feelings for … Continue reading Parental Support During My Time of Crisis
The Big Move
So, I did a thing. I made the decision to move halfway across the country. I know, I know, it’s crazy. Here’s the thing, my son and I had so many terrible memories in our old home. Also, all of … Continue reading The Big Move
My Experience With Child Protective Services
In a couple earlier posts Parental Support During My Time of Crisis and Why A Strong Support Group is Important, I talked a little bit about how an attack on my son and I had gotten social services involved. For … Continue reading My Experience With Child Protective Services
